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The industry is working through a glut of wine, which has weighed on the prices that wineries can command for their products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It is about making the audience see who is in command.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who appeared alongside Patekar in the comedy film Welcome, remembered him as a rare performer whose voice, intensity and honesty could command an audience's attention.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In this arms race, 20-year-olds now command pay rates that most Americans don’t reach at the peaks of their careers, never mind as interns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Don’t go yet. We need permission from the command center.”
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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With “Digger,” Iñárritu commands — to quote “Real Housewives of New York” alum Kelly Bensimon — “You come up to me; I don’t go down to you.”
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“A pair generally commands a higher price,” Pagello says.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
L.A.’s top litigator commands a budget of nearly $200 million, plays a role in shaping city ordinances, and wages court battles on behalf of the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Researchers worry that AI could eventually reject human commands, potentially meaning models could determine that humans are no longer needed to achieve their goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The nurse commands Mami, Sylvia, and Bill, “Wait outside.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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The Unmanned Systems Forces, which he has commanded since June 2025, amounts to 2.5% of Ukraine’s armed forces, but it’s responsible for approximately a third of all Russian casualties in the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Indeed, the man who commanded the biggest audience at the convention was not Kash Patel, Afroman, Jack Dorsey, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other of the celebrities present.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was renamed Pershing Square at the end of World War I in 1918, in honor of the general who commanded U.S. forces in Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Come, follow me,” La Llorona commanded from the doorway.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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But even its shares aren’t commanding the premium they once did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
And tech darlings are no longer commanding the multiples that they once did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sabalenka held a commanding set and a double break lead against 25th seed Diana Shnaider before capitulating to a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
They sprinted down the dirt road, Ben taking a commanding lead with every stride, until he heard Sammy trip over a stump and somersault into an oleander bush.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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